Steamy Attic Records is a newborn organization formed in late 2005 with the sole intention of spreading new original sounds that can be found in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, and making it easier for artists to accomplish this.

Is it a record label?
Is it an ideal?
Is it a club?

It is an entity that exists to help great DIY bands that are under-recognized to be heard by more music-lovers. Much of the legwork is done in a 3rd floor attic remodeled into a mini home recording studio and workspace. It is cozy in the wintertime, but slave labor (enjoyable, nonetheless) in the summer.

Although Steamy Attic does not offer financial assistance to bands, it does provide a means to help artists distribute their music. Mailorder catalogs and newsletters will be regularly distributed, as well as efforts to promote sales and spread the music in whatever ways are possible. Artists may also be encouraged to help each other out when tedious tasks of production come along for them, but it is all strictly voluntary. Recording capability exists in the Steamy Attic, but it is not expected that artists record there. If they would like the service, arrangements may be considered, but in general, bands can just come to us with a recording they have already produced.

There are NO CONTRACTS involved. Artists are not bound to the Steamy Attic in any way. They may release their records under other labels, or withdraw from our catalog at any time. The label exists only to help bands with promotion, and if they are kind enough to offer help, they may get help with some of the tedious tasks that come along with their own DIY work.

What Steamy Attic Records does for artists:

• We provide an outlet for music releases and other merchandise to be sold online and through mailorder. All sale money goes directly to the artist.

• We provide local distribution to record stores, provided they accept unsolicited material.

• We publish and send newsletters to a combined mailing list, which will include artist news and showdates, as well as ability to mailorder. All we ask in return is a portion of the postage cost, ie. the total cost split between all artists included. This sure beats paying full postage and paper costs of snail-mailing your fan list and also provides exposure to other artists' fans.

• Untested at this point, the "kharma" system exists in theory. This is a system in which an artist will receive assistance with tedious tasks that come along with DIY methodology. The assistance comes from other artists on the label, who in turn would expect help when their tedious tasks come around. Examples of these tasks include merchandise creation, CD burning and printing, flyer distribution, or anything else that might otherwise take days or weeks to accomplish.

Of course, there are other details that come along with all of these services, but you get the general idea. All we want is to help bring the Hampton Roads original music scene together and have a common outlet for some good sounds. Contact us for more information or to find out how your band can become a part of Steamy Attic Records!